Noke-Brenneman moved to UFC 152 in Toronto; Miller forced out of bout with Pierson

Kyle Noke will get an extension on dropping an extra 15 pounds, but Dan Miller will have to wait to put together a win streak.

After a two-fight skid at middleweight, Noke (19-6-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) was making the drop to welterweight to meet Charlie Brenneman (15-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at UFC 151 in Las Vegas. But with that card scrapped on Thursday, Noke and Brenneman now will meet at UFC 152 in Toronto. And Miller (14-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has been forced off a UFC 152 bout against Sean Pierson (12-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC). A new opponent for Pierson is being sought.

UFC officials announced the changes Thursday evening, and many more are expected in the coming days with the cancelation of UFC 151, which was to take place Sept. 1 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

UFC 152 takes place Sept. 22 at Air Canada Center in Toronto and features a new main event light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and former champ Lyoto Machida. Jones was to face Dan Henderson at UFC 151, but Henderson pulled out with a knee injury and Jones subsequently turned down a fight with Chael Sonnen that would have saved the card. Instead, it became the first canceled card in UFC history, president Dana White said.

Noke is winless since a “Submission of the Night” victory over Chris Camozzi at UFC 127 in his home country of Australia. That win gave him three straight to start his UFC career, all by stoppage. But since then, the “TUF 11″ contestant has back-to-back losses to Ed Herman at UFC on Versus 5 and Andrew Craig at UFC on FX 2 this past March.

Brenneman looks to get back in the win column after a June first-round rear-naked choke loss to Erick Silva at UFC on FX 3. “The Spaniard” has alternated wins and losses starting with an upset of Rick Story at UFC on Versus 4 in June 2011. Anthony Johnson beat him by knockout at UFC on Versus 6 this past October. He rebounded to outpoint Daniel Roberts at UFC on FX 1 in January before the loss to Silva.

Miller in June rebounded from back-to-back losses for a submission victory over Ricardo Funch at UFC on FX 4, which earned him a “Submission of the Night” award. Pierson, who will fight in his hometown for the second time as a UFC fighter, in June rebounded from back-to-back losses to Jake Ellenberger and Dong Hyun Kim for a unanimous-decision victory over Jake Hecht. He now awaits a new opponent.